Photo of the San Francisco Daily News reporting the 1906 earthquake and fire

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SECOND EXTRA EARTHQUAKF THE DAILY NEWS EXTRA--San Francisco, April 18, 1906---EXTRA DEATH LIST THE KNOWN DEAD THE LATEST At 12 it was imposssble to tell how many persons had been killed.r will take days to uncover debris in certain sections and to accurately learn the easualties. Many bodi.s were taken to the pavilión, where heartrending scenes were enacted. The injured were being cared for as well as possible, but at 11.30, with the flames sweeping west, Mechanics' pavilion was. abandoned. The injured were removed to Presidio in ambulances, drays AT MECHANICS: PAVILION-Max Fenner, policeman, killed in collapse Essex Hotei. and Sh pley. Unidentiffed woman, killed at 18 7th st. Two unknown men, brought In autos. OTHER DEAD-Five killed, 2 injured, in collapse of building at 239 and any vehicle obtainab'e. Geary. Frank orali, buried beneath basement floor of burning lodging house 5th and Mission. Heard crying "For God's ske, help me. firemen kil ed in collapse of brick power house, I alencia and 17th. John Wheley and son, killed in falling house, Steiner and Germania ave.; Jas, Whaley, wife, Nellie Whaley, Marie Wha'ey, same address, badly injured. U identified man buri-d in remains Valencia-st. Hotel. DEAD-Mrs McCann, 3d st.; Mi-s Kate Brown, 313 6th st.; Mrs. Lena Crowder, 14 7th.; Wm U Lander 927 McAllister, Mns McKenzie I15 Haieht, injuries consisted of fractures and burns. Those among the in Willie Carr 1547 Ellis, Patrick Brodrich Hotel Valencia, two unknown dead Hotel Valeneia, Adolph Schwinn and wife Erie and Howard, Mrs F jured identified there were: R Wise, 587 IHoward; A McVicar, M Geary 1035 Market Niece of Detectiv: Dillon, killed in collapse. 6th Fire Dept. Chief Sull.van had beth legs crushed in collapse of' engipe house on Bush st. Taken to hospital. Seven SOME OF INJURED At the Harbor Nospital 250 persons were cared for. Their 119 5th; Henry Wall, Santa Fe House. H Rogers, 27 Minna: T Patius, 751 1 2 Stevenson; Amo8 Pieiman, 20S Stuart; Phil Me- Carthy, ir same rddress; G Wells, Engine 12; W C Cutler, Santa. Ana, P Johnson, Jackson st; Richard Curtin, No 1 Engine; Geo Anderson. New Ave House; C M Suddah, 841 Sutter: AWFUL SCENES Gabri- The Youth s Directory at Angelica and 19th settled two feet but all the boys escaped injury, and although they got out unclad, some braver elson, 49 Julian ave, arm eut off; Miss Russell, 855 Bush; Wil- spirits went back and threw out elothes from the windows. South of Market there is no water. All re-taurants, bakeries and delicatessen stores have been closed. The Mission High School stands unharmed. The quake rang the bells of the old Mission Dolores. The New Fiood Building, at the corner of Market and Pow- move from rheumatism, was badly ernshed. Bon, 114 4th, fractured kull, legs and arne. A MeNear 119 5th; A Bridges. 225 Steven on; W Kyle, Winchester Hotel, feil three stories. Mrs McLaughlin and Mrs Monahon, 1018 Howard. A Band, a butcher, of 707 Valencia, who was unable to ell sts., apparenıly stoud the shock well, as did th- Call building, Injured at. the Southern Pacific Hospital at 14th and Mission: the new De Young huilding, the Cro ker building, the Mutual Savings Bank Building and a numher of others which have Heglon, Howard: Mrs Fisher and son, 7th and HOward; D Mae- hven cm trute I with steel franes and tone exteri ors. Ti class of buildings seem well adapted to 8-iemic disturbai c 6 Cobb, 323 Ellir; # Rhodes, 1416a HoWard; PJ Jones, 509 Ste- Mrs Harry Jones, 172 (th: Mrs Allen Crowder, 14 7th, M Lem, 156 3rd: FZ Purdy'and wife, 172 7th: DT Sulliqan, BF it 9:35 a third shake was felt. nearly so intense as the brst shock and it is hoped Valeneia; E Craft, 1341 Foisom; F Jacobs, 1640 Hyde; L Ryan, that the worst is over, so far as seismic disturbance 1824 Market; Mrs W G Morison, 172 Fell. M Heggeerty, 386 14th, It was not venson; Mrs C Burton, 2 children, 1106 Folsom; A K Sink, 618 is concerned, alth ugh, following the usual rule, G (Gaetland, 72 Weft Mission; M Oppenhèim, 1066 McAlister light sho ks of diminishing intensity are apt to be W Douglas, 7th and Howard; J A Warren, 2814 Pine G Benson, ex perienced for se veral days; The first building to go south of Market was Mrs Purdy, 1578 Jackson. WM Norms, 202 Aoward. H Thompson, 420 Natoma; M Horley, 17h Valencia; Mrs Kate Lynch and 2 babies, 146 Capp; Mr and The Valencia st hotel, 4 story building filled to the ca- the Kingsbury, a new six-story pressed brick struc- ture at Seventh and Natoma streets. Scores of lives Pacity of its 120 rooms, was totally demolished and sunk were lost in the collapse of this place, and within below the street unif only ts top story remains visible, 15 minutes after the Fhock fire started in the ruins. Above the W. P. Buck and his son, Wm. Buck, were killed, but the roar of the flames could be heard the frantic shrieks for help, is- Wile, another son and the 6-months old baby were taken out suing from agonized women and children, who were piniened allve. Very tew escaped from the building and strenuous un ler h-aps of ruins Added to this catastrophe was the col. eftorts were made all day to rescue the fifty or more people lapse of the Gerard House at Seventh and Howard, where many point was completely flooded. The faces of the dead re- lodgers had no time to escape. The lack of water in this vicinity, due to breaking of the moved from the building were black from suffocation, mains, allowed the flames great headway; and within an hour after the quake 7th st. from HowErd to Mission was a roaring in the postoffice were driven north of Market by niass of flame-, Building at 154 156 7th st., owned by J. Hilde- heat.. brand, was burned. Others who lost buildings were J J Foley, 7th and Minna; JI Sullivan, 7th and Minna. The temblor played havoc with all of the smaller streets ex- tending,eastward from 7th. On Natoma st. houses were lifted from their foundations, but no one lost life. Fire deva-tated Natoma street and the great frame building burled in-the three stories under the street, which at that Several hundred persons who had taken refuge Seventeen Examiner linotypes fell-frofn eighth floor through to basement. Ferry building badly eamaged. Blasting by dynamite resorted to. at 556. 558, 560 owned by J. Davaney, went up like a tinder DisasterEvery where box. Small dwelling houses at the south end of Seventh stre et and far to thé south were food for the flames. On Seventh street house' of the Western Meat Co. on 6th st., where a farge force was moet harrowing sights were witnessed by the hundreds that had gathered in the streets. One man who is believed to have lost his ertire family, consisting of wife and three daughters in the collapse of the Gerard House, went stark mad. Hy-terics seized almost all of the women, and chaos reigned. "The fire at 10 o'clock had devastated an area bounded by awakened.the admiration of the world's travellers' is today a Market, 8th, Folsom and Third, rendering thousands homeless complete wreck. So terror-stricken were all of the dwellers in this area that-scarce any valuables were recovered. As near as can be ascertained it artillery barracks are demolished. is thought that nearly a. dozen porsons connected with the Lyceum Theatsr at Seventh and Market, have lost their lives in Eilers new piano štore, the History Building, all are wrecked. the collapse of the Kingsbury rooming house. Three men are reportel to have been killed at the packing at wcrk early this morning The Callahan building, at MeAllister and Market sts, badly w e:kd The City HalNooks today like ruins of some ancient temple The magnificent pile, the architectural beauty of which had The army barracks at the Presidio are badly wrecked. The The Spreckles building. the Examiner building, Pommer Perhaps the most terrifying feature of the entire catastrope is the einking of the streets Photo of the Only Paper Issued in San Francisco on April 18, 1906, after the Earthquake COPYRIGHTED 1906 BY CHAS A. MCDONALD FOREIGN RIGHTS RESERVED CAALED I COUNCIDEP CO. 4 PROD

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